This verse follows on immediately from yesterday’s verse about being lifted out of the pit of destruction and being put back on solid rock.
We all experience things which make us feel like we’re treading through treacle or miry clay but the Psalmist is reminding us that there is something better on its way. He testifies to the Lord lifting him back up and giving him a new song to sing, a hymn of praise. That’s who our God is and what He does for us.
God doesn’t leave us in the hole unless we want to stay there and don’t ask for His help! When our faith is low, or we’re even deliberately unbelieving and think ‘what’s the point’, it’s easy to slip into self pity mode and not ask for help, which is exactly what the enemy wants!
David wasn’t like that though and goes on and says how everybody will get to see what His God has done for him and they’ll be amazed. That’s for us too!😊 God is in the business of turning our test into a testimony of His mercy and goodness as we trust Him and look to Him in faith.
It’s worth noticing that David’s faith was in his mouth as he declared God’s goodness. He has a hymn of praise on his lips, not a hymn of moaning and complaining! I wonder what is in our mouths? It’s so tempting to moan and groan isn’t it, but with the Holy Spirit’s help we can turn it into a song of praise and see our enemies defeated.
Jesus is our Deliverer. Let’s believe it and receive His word of encouragement today, to His glory.
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